This study examined student departure rates from the Faculty of Pure and Applied Science at York University in Ontario (Canada) using Tinto's (1987) model of student departure. Student records from 1992-93 were used to obtain data on grades in the final year of high school, sex, language status, and amount of student financial awards received;…

An examination of the grading policies at the 29 Michigan community colleges is presented. Six major classifications cover all grades given at the colleges: main grading system, pass-fail grades, withdrawal grades, incomplete grades, and audit options. The most common grade policy, used by 24 of the colleges, is the five grade system assigning…

Funding constraints had resulted in the need to increase the size of classes conducted by the Business and Technical Division of Piedmont Technical College. In the absence of budget limitations classes were split when enrollments exceeded 30 students. This study was initiated to examine the relationship of class size to course grade point average…

The effect of two student characteristics (sex and grade point average) and two class variables (educational level and expected grade) were investigated as they pertain to the validity of college student ratings of teaching effectiveness. Students completed the Teacher Effectiveness Questionnaire (TEQ) the last week of the semester. The TEQ…

This report examines the patterns of academic performance and withdrawal rate of first-time freshmen students at Santa Ana College (SAC) in the Fall 1972 semester and compares them to patterns found for the same kind of students at 32 other California community colleges during the same semester. Results indicate that SAC students had lower GPA's…

The sixth in a series of reports on scholarship grades at the University of California, Berkeley, this report describes the percent distributions of grades by department for fall, winter, and spring quarters. Distributions are given for lower division courses, upper division courses, graduate division courses, professional courses, and graduate…

This study reviews alternative admissions criteria that can be used to predict collegiate success. Data are from a 1999 review of Bachelor's Degree Attainment conducted by the U.S. Department of Education, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board's data on college students, and the Texas Education Agency's Public Education Information…

This study examined (1) the predictive validity of the Differential Aptitude Tests (DAT) relative to the engineering, mathematics, and science grades and cumulative grade point averages of high school seniors in engineering; and (2) the differential validity of the eight DAT scales in comparing high and low achievers. (Autor/BW)

Academic officers at U.S. colleges and universities face a number of important decisions regarding how credits and grades earned overseas as part of a study abroad program should be incorporated into students' home academic records. The purpose of this article is to take a closer look at the way grades are handled at home institutions and the way…

A study was conducted at Burlington County College to investigate the relationship between the academic characteristics and course completion of students enrolled in General College Chemistry (CHE 105) in fall 1985. The study involved an examination of students' academic records and a survey of students who did not successfully pass the course. Of…

Summary data of all current grade point ratios earned by students are presented by program and grade distributions are presented by subject areas for the seven community colleges of Hawaii for fall 1977. Overall, the average grade assigned was the same as fall 1976 at 2.8 with liberal arts students averaging 2.82 and vocational students 2.77. The…

The grades earned by all students registered for credit classes in six Hawaii community colleges during Fall 1980 were analyzed to determine student grade point averages (GPA's) by college program and the distribution of grades in courses offered by the colleges. This analysis revealed that: (1) the credits earned ratio was 71%; (2) this ratio was…

The grades earned by all students registered for credit classes in the seven Hawaii community colleges were analyzed to determine student grade point averages by college program and the distribution of grades in courses offered by the colleges. This analysis revealed that: (1) the credits-earned rate was 71%; (2) these rates were higher for…

This study deals with the reverse transfer student population at Broward Community College. In a previous study 211 reverse transfer students out of a total population of 809 reverse transfer students were mailed a questionnaire which elicited responses in various areas, including demographic information and previous academic record. 134 responses…

This study contrasts the distributions of indices of academic abilities and achievements of entering freshmen classes and of classes that were intact at the end of the first year of college over an eight-year period. The data reported are based on two groups of students, one comprised of all students who completed the American College Test (ACT)…